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\ PRESIDENT IS GIVEN A TRIUMPHAL WELCOME. Both New York and Washington Open Wide Their Arms to Receive the Man Who in the Words of Rod* MI 1 "Mac Rrnnakf Uiou it ouuauinava * ? ? Back Our Flag More Hallowed Than Ever and With All Our Heart* We Must Stand Behind Him and for Him." New York, July 8.?"The formulation of peace creates a new task," said President Wilson in Carnegrie Hall late this afternoon. "This is a iust neaee." he added, "which if it can be preserved will save the world from unnecessary bloodshed. The great task will be to preserve it. I have come back with my heart full of enthusiasm, to throw my influence in with you to see that the peace is observed." The president seemed a trifle care worn, though his eyes were bright, his cheeks tanned by the sun and wind of the Atlantic and his voice strong and clear. As he walked- upon the stage his step was firm and vigorous. He smiled with pleasure at the tumultuous and prolonged applause which greeted his entrance. Cleveland H. Dodge, acting as a volunteer cheer-leader, started the cheering over again whenever it seemed to be lagging. The president's arrival was announced by the crashing strains of "Over There," the tune which he made the keynote of his speech in * the Metropolitan opera house on the eve of his departure for Europe last March. As he was about to take his seat after the cheering had subsided, - ? ? 11 T> rt i Major Scott, commander 01 ine iw* Royal Air Force observer on the dirigible and General Charlton,, air attache of the British embassy, were brought forward and introduced. The president smilingly shook hands with all three, while the band played "He's / a Jolly Good Fellow." Our Flag More Hallowed. The opening speech of welcome was made by Rodman Wanna maker, who said: "He has brought back our flag more hallowed than ever and with all our hearts we must stand be fnv ltim " TVion namp IliUU Jlilil auu J.V1 IUU1< Alivu v<?u.~ brief addresses by 'Governor Smith and Mayor Hylan. Another outburst of cheers followed Mayor Hylan's introduction of the president. The cheering finally was di owned by the police band striking up "Marching Through Georgia." The president, who had been delayed in reaching the hall, seemed impatient to have the preliminaries out of the way. He Koiron Kit cavinff uv6?u J ?? "I am not going to make you a real speech. I am a bit alarmed at how mapy speeches I have in my sysundelivered, but they are from the mind. I want to say this afternoon only a few words from the heart. I do not believe the welcome you extend to me is as warm a? that *3 r? *4"* ' which I extend to you. Jerseyman as I am, this is the first time I ever . thought Hoboken was beautiful." He said his thoughts had always been home while he wa3 away. "I have really been the most homesick man in the American expeditionary forces," he added with a smile. He then paid a warm tribute to the American soldiers and told of the - welcome which awaited them whereever they were sent in France, because it was known that they brought plain and friendly help to 1he people. TK? Vidian of a Free World. "These boys were a constant reminder to me of home/' ^e continued "They walked the streets as if thej knew that they belonged wherevei free-men lived.*' Of his work at the peace confer ence and the vision of a free work which led America to enter the war he said: "I am afraid soni2 people ?-some persons, do not understan 1 that vis ion." As for himself, he said, "J have never had a moment's doubt a; to where the heart and purpose d this people lay." To those who asked whethei America would come to the assist ance of peoples menaced by opprcs sion in the future, he said his repl> had been: "of course America wil come in and help; she cannot d< otherwise." The peoples /reed from the yok< of Austria-Hungary, Turkey am ? ? i i uermany, ne saia, nave uuw ucgui to breathe the air of liberty and se< the dawn of freedom. "They hav< known," he said, "that America's presence in the conference and ir the war was the guarantee of the re suit." At the conclusion of his speed which lasted about 20 minutes, th( president was driven to the Pennsyl " Vx/V AO V J n /J 4 vania slhuoti wnertr uc uvamcu < special train, leaving for Washing ton at 0:12 p. m. When the greetings were over th< party started for the 23d street ferr-, . where a special boat awaited them Arrived on the New York side, the real welcome began. Cheering thousands, held back by strong guards oi i soldiers, sailors and police, voiced their approval of the president's efforts to put an end to war for all i time. The passage of the' presiriential automobile was marked by a continuous roar of cheers and volleys of : handclapping. 1 j Responds to Popular Approval | As the car rolled along through I,the crowd-lined streets to Carnegie J Hall, the president's face was wreathed in smiles as he waved his hat in acknowledgment of the plaudits of his fellow-citizens. Mrs.* Wilson's face also was beaming with pleasure at this evidence of popular approval. ; On the arrival of the party at Carnegie Hall, the president went directly to the stage, while Mrs. Wilson was escorted to a center box, vttiich was decorated ; with the president's flag, flanked by the city and state flags. She was directly in front of the president as he spoke from the i'lag-bedecked stage. The hall was a mass of color, each of the four balconies being draped with flags. A crowded house had waited pati" p - - i'-- :? i enuy ior tut; ai'iivm yi uic jjitoiutnv, who was three hours behind the scheduled time. The tedi^s wait was relieved by the polic a.. ' and glee club, which rendf in pc mlar and patriotic selections. Rush to Shake His Rai | Every telling point of the president's short address was the signal for thunderous applause. There were no interruptions and no untoward incidents. Fullv 600 police and detectives were in and around the hall, under command of Police Commissioner Enright, who was seated on j the stage. Members of the women's auxiliary police force acted as ushers It was estimated that there was at least one usher to every six persons, I At the conclusion of the presi ! dent's address there was a concerted rush to shake his hand as he made his way to the stage exit. Men, women, bays and girls, taking advan-1 jtage of the temporary pre-occupation j of the police and ushers, climbed over the footlights and crowded the :sta<?e. There thev found their way blocked, however, by a solid wall ..of police. No one had any chance to [get near the president as he made his way from the stage to the automobile waiting to take him to the j Pennsylvania station, where he and! |the members of the cabinet boarded ! the special train for Washington. 1 T"-- +V.A ofotinn Mrac onrttll. | 1 IIC I'UUtC tKJ U1C Oiatiuu nuu jer triumphal march. Arc and the station the crowds were so great that j the police had all they could do to ;hold them in check and cheering was such as New York has seldom heard, lit justified the president's statement j in Carnegie Hall that he was '-glad | to be back where the rest of the folks lived." I A March of Triumph The president's progress from Hoi boken to Carnegie Hall, where he ^as .to make his first address to the | American public since the signing of ithe peace treaty, was a march of triumph. The crowds that lined the streets leading from the Twentyj Third street ferry t? the hall where j vociferous in their welcome and 1 their noisy demonstration of approval was palpably pleasing to the president who on Thursday will lay before a hostile senate the full text i' of the treaty, including the covenant j of the league of nations. As the George .Washington with ; her convoy of battleships and de stroyers came up from the lower bay, ' 'i * ?A i.-iii. ?: J jtnere naa Deen dul nine eviunitc u? enthusiasm. There was none of the j blowing of whistles that has greeted . returning troop ships, but the guns ' of the forts made up for this by fir: ing the presidential salute of 21 guns and every ship in the harbor was . plentifully decorated with flags and 1 bunting. , j A low tide delayed the docking of the ship at Hoboken and it was not ? until 3:30, two hours later than had -, been expected that the president set [ foot on American soil after an ab5 sence of four months. He was preceded by Mrs. Wilson and Miss Margaret Wilson, who had crossed the r ocean with him and his two other ' - >' n _ r> O 4 - daugnters, ivirs. rrancis jd. oayie ?uu - Mrs. William G. McAdoo, who had Crushed on board to greet him. ' J Mingled Shouts of Welcome. )| The voices of 10,000 children singling patriotic airs in order of his i homecoming was almost drowned by 1 tremendous volume of cheers from i|the waiting thousands of soldiers and ; civilians. Among the first to greet i |the president at the pier were Vice > President Marshall, Secretary of the 1 Navy Daniels, Secretary of War Bak-'er, Secretary of the Treasury Glass, Secretary' of Labor Wilson, Franklin ) K. Lane, Secretary of the Intsriac, ijchamp Clark and Wm. G. Me A I ~>o. - The members of the cabinet had <;one i down the bav on the battleship P-.'/ir. ? * " - sylvania to meet the Geonre Vashjingt(5n off the entrance to Ambrose i CJiannei. Secretary Daniels boarded the . Georire Washington at the Hoboken i pier from one of the Pennsylvania's - tenders. His rather baggy Palm ' Beach sujt and din^y straw hat was in sharp contrast with the gold braided white uniforms of the naval officers with him. None of the welcomers except the army and navy men wore formal dress. The president wore a black cutaway coat, white I vest, gray trousers, turn-down collar !and light gray tie. Mrs. Wilson's gown was a light gray material and her hat of the same color. 30,000 PEOPLE GREET i PRESIDENT IN WASHINGTON i i ! Washington, July 8.?More than ,30,000 persons gathered at the union station here tonight to welcome home President Wilson. ! They made up, by far, the largest crowd ever drawn to a railroad sta- i tion here to greet the president, and J Vinnrc "f"n ? IXIC^' ?aitcu IllUIt UI1UI I1VU1U wx, catch a fleeting glimpse of him. At 11:45 o'clock the special train which bore the president from New York rolled in, and after the president and Mrs. Wilson greeted a number of relatives and close friends of i the family, the presidential party 1 walked through the station to the j j president's suite. Both Mr. and Mrs. j j Wilson were radiant, and a mighty || cheer echoed through the concourse, j! j A band struck up a lively march, j land then fairyland presented itself. 'A company of yeomanettes, in snappy drills, was the prelude. Thereafter the president and Mrs. Wilson " 'J nnil/iv a? Qrnll A'f rACOC OTlH JJilSSCU UllUCi an aivu V/J. ?. ^...? , their line of march was flanked with ! young girls, in pink costumes, who j heralded the return of the president j with trumpet blares. I Hundreds of American flags were waved and the president was met by a citizens' committee, the members of which bore banners proclaiming their allegiance to the league of nations.j A short speech of welcome was made ! by the chairman of this body and Mr. j Wilson replied to this. j I Once outside the station, the pres- \ ident looked down from his automo- \ bile on a sea of faces. He stood erect I in the car and waved his hat con- ; tinuously. The immense size of the , gathering was significent in itself for; Washington prides itself on being more or less blase as far as the go-1 ings and comings of presidents are concerned. Down through the lane of humanity the motors crept and the secret service men were kept busy pre- J venting^ the more enthusiastic of the; president's admirers from climbing 1 into his car to grasp him by the hand.! The set; plans called for a series of! pageants en route to the White j House, and the party halted ever^ j 20 yards to witness a spectacle. Colored lights threw soft tones over the steps of government buildings on j which were enacted various tableaux | 1 indicative of the welcome to the reI . ! turning executive. Practically all of the diplomatic ! corps here was on hand to meet the president's train and there was d liberal sprinkling of members of the j senate and house. The state depart-! ment was represented by Frank Polk, I 'under-secretary of state; William J , Phillips, first assistant secretary of j state, and Breckinridge Long, third assistant secretary. President's Speech. j Washington, July 8.?Following is the reply President Wilson made to ~ " ' ' ' i i - _l_ the speech which welcomed mm Dae*,; to Washington: "This very beautiful reception has taken me entirely by surprise. It is a very gratifying surprise, and it makes me very grateful to you all. j The very generous words in which you have greeted me are especially i gratifying to me. v ; "I came home confident that the people of the United States were for ithe league of nations but to receive this immediate assurance of it was particularly pleasing to me. It makes my home-coming just that much more delightful. I have never been quite so eager to get home as I was this time, and things I have seen since I sighted land until now has made me gladder and gladder that I am home. No country can possibly look so good as this country has InokpH to me. and I am sure that I am expressing the sentiments of Mrs. Wilson and of all who are with me in saying that your gracious reception has made our home-coming all the more pleasureable." There was never greater police protection afforded the president than this evening. At the Union station police and secret service men 'were stationed every 1U teet along | the line of march, and when the presidential party began the drive to the Whit House it was preceded by a squadron of eight motor cycle policemen and closely folowed by two automobiles filled with secret service agents. j i ! "Well, after all," remarked Tom-! my. who had lost a 1 eg- in the war, j "there's one advantage in having a j wooden leg."' "What's that?" asked j his friend. /'You can hold up your i bloom in' sock with a tintack!" chuckled the hero.?3oy"s Life. Condensed ol The Exchc of Newbei I At the Close of Busin fl I RESOURCES Loans and Investments $ 952,783.01 I Furniture .and fixtures 4,000.00 ^ j?i ? ooi uveruraius .... iu,ooi.uj Customers Obligations 55,180.00 Cash on hand and due from banks 133,9.06.45 $1,162,751.15 The Exchc of Newbe: " The Bank oi 1& Condensed I'M V-^J The National Ba IN ew berry, be From report to the Comj Showing Condition, at the Cli KESOURCES Loans and Investments . . . $1,020,518.48 Liberty Bonds and Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness . . . 207,210.00 d?-j, i An nnn nn UlillCU JUllCd DUIIUd .... ivv,vuv.vu Cash and due from Banks and United States Treasury . . . 126,697.79 $1,454,426.27 THE NATIONAL BAM B. C. MATTHEWS, ' T. K. JOHN President. State, ^County anc Member Federal HI1 Statement ' * inge Bank rry, S. C. ess June 30th, 1919 M LIABILITIES I Capital stock .. . $ 100,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits 60,149.97 ^ Accept for cus tomers 55,180.00 [ Bills payable ... 235,000.00 ? Rediscounts .... 12,000.00 f ' I Dividends un- ft paid .., 4,4Q2.00 I j Deposits 696,019.18 ft ( I 1 $1,162,751.15 I Nr Ii inge Bank ; rrv, S. C. j r a* ponnia" I 1 .... - IIJ / . !i r 1/1 JL if Statement 4 F nk of Newberry >uth Carolina * -*i 11 e .1 *** Kroner or tne currency < if ose of Business June 30, 1919 ! LIABILITIES ! Capital Stock $ 100,000.00 i , Surplus and Undivided Profits . . 28,294.1? Gradation 96,800.W j I Deposits 770,083.33 ' j I i i 1 Dividends unpaid 5,052.00 Bills Payable (secured by Liberty A Bonds) 192,000.00 Bills Payable and Rediscounts 262,196.84 $1,454,426.27 OF NEWBERRY, S. C STONE, W. W. CROMER Cashier. Assistant Cashier. i City Depository Reserve System ' . I * J .+* *.. * , ,>Vy. . -.? - A